Bérubé
A French-Canadian surname most often understood as a place-based name or a nickname-form surname that developed in Quebec.
The #5,716 most common surname in the United States (2010 Census) — about 1 in every 50,889 Americans shares it.
Etymology
Bérubé is a French-Canadian surname, common especially in Quebec, whose exact origin is not firmly settled. It is often treated as a French surname that may have developed from a place name or from an older nickname or byname that later became hereditary. The final -bé shape reflects French spelling and pronunciation, but the name is not one of the clearly transparent occupational or patronymic surnames.
History
The surname is strongly associated with French Canada and appears in records from Quebec and later in Francophone communities elsewhere in North America. Like many Quebec surnames, it likely became established during the colonial period and then spread through migration to other French-speaking and bilingual regions. Modern bearers are concentrated in Canada, especially Quebec, with smaller numbers in the United States.
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Fun fact
In the U.S. the surname is relatively uncommon, but in Quebec it is a familiar and distinctly French-Canadian family name.